The application of art therapy in kindergarten

U ovome radu govorit će se o važnosti djetetova izražavanja različitim tehnikama te koje prednosti art terapija donosi. Rad je podijeljen na teorijsku i praktičnu cjelinu. Prvi dio rada obuhvaća likovne i ekspresivne načine djetetova izražavanja u predškolskoj dobi te prikazuje detaljan uvid u art terapiju kao komunikacijsko sredstvo između djece i odraslih. Art terapija koristan je alat čije elemente mogu provoditi odgojitelji u odgojno-obrazovnim skupinama i potiče na umjetničko izražavanje primarno kroz likovnost, ali i glazbom, pokretom te dramskim izričajem. Drugi dio rada sastoji se od praktičnog dijela odrađenog u dječjem vrtiću Malešnica. Provedene su dvije aktivnosti različitim likovnim tehnikama u istoj odgojno-obrazovnoj skupini te su sakupljeni radovi djece od 4 do 6 godina. Aktivnosti su se sastojale od slušanja glazbe, čitanje slikovnica i naposlijetku vlastiti dojam i stvaralaštvo prikazano likovnim tehnikama crtanja i slikanja. Cilj rada je teorijski prikazati tehnike art terapije i stvaranje fraktala te praktično istražiti načine njihove izvedbe kako bi ih odgojitelji mogli koristiti kao kreativno sredstvo u radu s djecom.This paper will discuss the importance of the child's expression using different techniques and the advantages of art therapy. The work is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The first part of the paper covers the artistic and expressive ways of the child's expression in preschool age and shows a detailed insight into art therapy as a means of communication between children and adults. Art therapy is a useful tool whose elements can be implemented by educators in educational groups and encourages artistic expression primarily through art, but also through music, movement and dramatic expression. The second part of the work consists of a practical part done in the Malešnica kindergarten. Two activities were carried out using different art techniques in the same educational group, and the works of children aged 4 to 6 were collected. The activities consisted of listening to music, reading picture books and, finally, showing one's own impression and creativity through art techniques of drawing and painting. The aim of the paper is to theoretically present the techniques of art therapy and the creation of fractals, and to practically investigate the ways of their performance so that educators can use them as a creative tool in working with children